Palhao Surname

706,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 416 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Palhao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Palhao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil3621:591,36622,036
Argentina401:1,068,58565,578
England81:6,964,757184,742
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Palhao Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Palhao Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Palhao is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Palhao? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 706,244th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 17,518,139 people. The last name Palhao is primarily found in The Americas, where 97 percent of Palhao live; 97 percent live in South America and 87 percent live in Luso-South America.

It is most frequently occurring in Brazil, where it is carried by 362 people, or 1 in 591,366. In Brazil it is primarily found in: São Paulo, where 32 percent are found, Minas Gerais, where 27 percent are found and Paraná, where 20 percent are found. Outside of Brazil this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 10 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Palahao923/
Palao9110,835/
Phalao83316/
Paulao8387/
Paliao8372/
Pallao8369/
Palaou8358/
Pailao8311/
Palaoa8310/
Palaho8310/
Palaos838/
Paslao837/
Palaoi836/
Paleao836/
Palauo834/
Palaod833/
Palyao832/
Paloho831/
Polhao831/
Palaoh831/
Paloha831/
Palhoa831/
Palaoz830/
Paillao771,177/
Palagio7759/
Palahot778/
Palaoud777/
Payllao776/
Pailheo774/
Phalaoh774/
Palaayo773/
Palliao773/
Phalaho772/
Paulaos771/
Phealao771/
Phalaou771/
Pallaot771/
Palaois771/
Phalaoo771/
Pailaoh771/
Polao731,335/
Paloa73784/
Pelao7373/
Pasillao7157/
Palagioy7113/
Pailaaoo711/
Palahaja711/
Pahloo67438/
Poloha67165/
Polaos6786/
Pelaho6780/
Palaua6747/
Poilao6733/
Pelaou6718/
Paload677/
Paileo675/
Pauloa674/
Phaloa674/
Paloua674/
Pollao673/
Palaea673/
Pasilliao673/
Palloa672/
Palouo672/
Polaho671/
Polaod671/
Pathlaoth671/
Peliao671/
Paleaa671/
Palooo671/
Paluia671/
Peloha671/
Pholao671/
Peloho671/
Peilao671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Palhao
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